Harry Potter Spell Name Generator

Spells in the wizarding world follow a recognisable recipe. Most incantations are dog-Latin: a real Latin or Greek root fused into one or two words and given a -o, -us, -um or -io ending, so the meaning is half-visible to the reader. Expelliarmus joins expellere (drive out) and arma (weapons); Rictusempra is rictus (a grin) plus semper (always); Petrificus Totalus is simply petrify, totally. Others are Aramaic (Avada Kedavra) or pure sound (Alohomora), and a few, like Lumos and Nox, are one plain Latin word.

Alongside the incantation, most spells have an everyday English name that tells you its class: Charms change what something does, Hexes and Jinxes are minor dark magic, Curses are the serious kind, and Transfiguration spells often end in -fors (Avifors, Draconifors). Variants such as Maxima, Duo and Totalum scale a spell up, and Finite or a dedicated counter-charm undoes it.

This generator gives you the canon list for reference, then original incantations built the same way, from Luminaris and Glacifex to Muroforte and Sigilrumpo, along with new English names like the Frostbite Hex and the Hush-Foot Charm. Use them for fan fiction, tabletop games set at Hogwarts, trivia nights, or naming a spell in your own magic system.